this is ridiculous. even the whole “free apples” thing isn’t pleasing in comparison to the grupster namesake.

JudgeFudge

Wow man. I remember seing the Allman’s there, Crazy Horse, Jimi… Guess I should just go ahead and buy a ticket for the Jars of Clay concert this weekend then!

noamjamski

That’s just nasty.

rinjonjori

I saw Suicidal Tendencies play there with Carnivore in 1987. It was a cold dreary night in a cold dreary club. Now it’s pop culture revisionism. I am sure the free apples will end when some band gets pelted with them.

Jupiter8

This is absurd-reminds me when they tried to bring back Max’s Kansas City a few years ago in the West 50s…that stupid sign sat there at least two years after the place closed (which barely ever opened anyway).

I guess New York wouldn’t get so misty eyed over their closed rock clubs if THEY WOULDN’T KEEP CLOSING THEM! (FU, NYU!)

@Jupiter8: You mean the “New” new Old Ritz? That would be Webster Hall.

The “new ritz” was actually a pretty decent venue where I saw some amazing shows (Ramones, Megadeth, Quicksand, Dinosaur jr, etc) and I remember when Webster Hall started doing rock shows again it was briefly called “the Old Ritz” in ads.

Another great great rock venue was the Marquee. It then became a million rave clubs, last one being Spirit. When I saw Gwar at Spirit a couple of years ago I had a bizarre sense of Deja Vu until I realized I was in the Marquee.

SOHO—Leading with some breaking ‘wire, Eater has just gotten word that Caffe Falai on Lafayette between Prince and Spring, has been temporarily closed due to power failure. May we redirect you to chef Falai’s eateries on Clinton Street, which are up and running.

Chris Molanphy

So, so awful. I work two blocks away and pass by there weekly when I make a pilgrimage to Trader Joe’s.

The only thing sadder than the rebranding is the fact that, whenevr I pass the ticket booth, the list of on-sales is lately so pitiful. (I mean, a multinight with the Tragically Hip?!)

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Behold: new signage at the music venue once known—in a quaint, far-away time—as Irving Plaza. We linked to the above photo of it yesterday, but an email to the Curbed inbox has convinced us this glorious spot of branding deserves to be more widely seen.

Anonymous

Wow. That’s ugly as fuck.

jobbotch

It’s that tie-dyed “F” jumping out of a National Geographic frame on the left that totally does it.

sweatyvag

That fucking sign looks like it belongs in Arizona.

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